28 Oct 2020

SUFFIXES (WORD BUILDING)

A/ VERB + -ment = NOUN


Advertise – advertisement
Announce –
Arrange
Develop
Employ
Measure
Process
Replace
Retire
Improve
Agree
Argue
Amuse
Entertain
Move
Prove


B/ VERB + -ance/-ence = NOUN


Assist – assistance
Maintain
Perform
Prefer
Resist
Appear
Interfere
Refer

C/ ADJECTIVE + -ce/-cy = NOUN


Accurate- accuracy
Confident
Different
Efficient
Patient
Frequent
Important
Intelligent

D/ ADJECTIVE + -ity/-ty/-ness=NOUN


Loyal- loyalty
Popular
Secure
Sick
Weak
Responsible
Able
Possible
Gentle
Easy


E/ NOUN+ -al= ADJ.

Accident- accidental
Environment
Nation
Profession
Tradition

F/ NOUN +-ful +-ly


Help-helpful-helpfully
Power
Respect
Success
Thank
Thought
Use
Hope
Care


 G/ NOUN + -ous

Ambition- ambitious
Danger
Religion
Curiosity


 H/ Verb+ -ive =adj. / + -ion =noun


Attract – attractive – attraction
Create
Predict
Produce
Progress
Protect
Imagine
Describe
Destroy
Explode
Compete
Construct
Depress
Invent
Reflect

I/ VERB+ -able

Advice
Accept

Depend

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